单词 | suicism |
释义 | suicismn.1 rare. Self-interest; selfishness. Cf. suist n. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > selfishness selfness1574 self-regard1595 selfishness1628 selffulness1640 suicism1654 selliea1758 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 363 This Peece, or Schisme of Suicisme, and Selfishnesse, hath spawned most of the Heresies and Schismes, that are abroad in the World. 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 371 And for acts of Charity, how hath Suicisme crept into them? 1988 S. N. Sadasivan Admin. & Social Devel. in Kerala vii. 68 The social rationality of the state at times asserts itself rising over the suicism of the social groups to uphold the basic values indispensable for undefiled public life and for the promotion of common interests. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). suicismn.2 Now rare. The act of taking one's own life; suicide. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > suicide > [noun] self-violence1532 self-slaughter1533 self-murder1570 self-destruction1572 self-death1583 self-killinga1586 self-homicide?1608 self-destroying1612 self-blood1621 suicide1643 autoctony1652 selfcide1692 suicism1751 suicidism1756 felo-de-se1771 felony-de-se1822 suicidalism1833 1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift xxi. 164 Those rash actions, that often end in dreadful murders.., parricide, and suicism [1752 (ed. 5) suicide]. 1772 Every Man's Mag. Jan. 295/1 Allow me to use the word Suicism, for the action of Self-murder; and the word Suicide for the Self-murderer. 1820 E. W. Brayley London & its Environs (ed. 12) 175 A circular reservoir, now environed with a dwarf wall and iron railing, to render suicism more difficult, this having frequently been a place of self-destruction. 2001 Listening 36 201 Zimri's (I Kings 16:18-19) suicism was never excused by the Sages who wrote the Talmuds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11654n.21751 |
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